Four months ago most suddenly my dad died. I always knew, but up to then never fully realized how much a part of me he was.

#poem #poetry #poezie #gedicht #art #poëet #poet #dichter

#QuizOfTheDay: A national #Anthem is a song that praises a country and is officially accepted as its song.

Which #Poet composed National Anthem of two countries?

A. Francis Scott Key
B. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
C. Nie Er
D. Rabindranath Tagore

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/quiz?qId=60954e0df3862967c2d9d80e

Today in Writing History May 7, 1861: Indian poet and playwright Rabindranath Tagore was born. Also known as the Bard of Bengal, Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was also an anti-imperialist and supported Indian nationalism. In 1916, Indian expatriates tried to assassinate him in San Francisco.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #india #poet #playwright #RabindranathTagore #nobelprize #assassination #nationalism #sanfrancisco #antiimperialism @bookstadon

Park #Poet Organizer, John Giles will have one of his #poems is being broadcast on #bbc upload this Thurs evening (may 7th)
A delightful show presented by leo ulph mixing music & #spokenword performances from writers who send in their work
Everything from comedy, #poetry to drama is given a platform.
They ask that we share their info on social media, so if you know anyone who enjoys creative #writing please pass this on
'Let your body finish the sentence your mind keeps interrupting.
Because watering the ground
isn’t about force—
it’s about release.
And when it passes—
when the storm spends itself—
you don’t force the growth.
You wait.'

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https://open.substack.com/pub/riversofreflection/p/angry-like-the-rain?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=35z54g

#poetry #poet #poem #poems #newsletter #literature #literary #writer

The other morning,

Katrina Kaye the lilac in the front yard was filled with tiny birds. Their first feathers still poofing under new coats; all chirp and chatter in the excitement of learning to fly. I watched them and their hurry; the exhilaration of the new. What a lovely song. There is no point to this story, other than it made me momentarily happy. The idea of capture and keepsake never crossed my mind. There was no lust for ownership or some distortion of permanence. No, this was just a […]

https://poetkatrinakaye.com/2026/05/06/the-other-morning/

Two cups of cappuccino, foam soft as our laughter, By the river’s hush, where moments linger after. The water carried whispers we dared not say, Yet in your eyes, I found a place to stay. #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets #Poetry #PoetsOfBlueSky #BraveWrite #Poem #ScreenWriter #poet #poetrysky #poetsky

📺 “La legge di Lidia #Poët
[2023-2026, Italia, #miniserie tv, 18 episodi]

▁ La mia valutazione della #fiction
- giudizio sintetico: Ottimo
- voto: 9½
- visione consigliata: 👍👍

https://youtu.be/VCttxLaikW0

La legge di Lidia Poët | Trailer ufficiale | Netflix Italia

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#poets café this Friday (8th May) evening at South Street #arts #RdgUK the Guest #poet is Lucy Heuschen
In twilight rain, the sky whispers in gold, We sip our coffee, quiet stories unfold. Raindrops like memories trace soft on the pane, Two souls in the dusk, warmed against the rain. #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets #Poetry #PoetsOfBlueSky #BraveWrite #Poem #ScreenWriter #poet #poetrysky #poetsky